US7494134B2ActiveUtilityA1

Springloaded snowblade unit with complimentary binding complexes

Assignee: MANN JAMES HPriority: Aug 7, 2006Filed: Aug 7, 2006Granted: Feb 24, 2009
Est. expiryAug 7, 2026(~0.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:James Mann
A63C 5/025A63C 9/18A63C 2203/46
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Abstract

A springloaded snowblade unit with complimentary binding complexes consisting of a snowblade with a skiboot support plate affixed thereto with spring components affixed to the snowblade and support plate with a clearance therebetween and with the binding complexes both anterior and posterior being made up of square u-bolts and binding plates with means for tightening the u-bolts and binding plates together fast to the toe and heel portions of a skiboot with the u-bolts being held by clips located between the snowblade and support plate when the clips are held by screws inserted through holes in the support plate.

Claims

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1. A springloaded snowblade unit with complimentary binding complexes, comprising:
 a. a snowblade component with an elongated body portion thereof and with front and rear end portions of said snowblade component being curved upwardly; 
 b. an elongated skiboot support plate component affixed to a topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component with a clearance therebetween; 
 c. equivalent spring components affixed to said topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component and a bottomside of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 d. said spring components being located each equidistant from a posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component and an anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 e. two equivalent extreme posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 f. two posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and anterior to said position of said two extreme posterior end through holes; 
 g. two extreme anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 h. two anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and posterior to said position of said two extreme anterior end through holes; 
 i. a pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 j. a pair of equivalent posterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme posterior end through holes or said posterior end through holes to each of said posterior binding clip components via posterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 k. a pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 l. a pair of equivalent anterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme anterior end through holes or said anterior end through holes to each of said anterior clip components via anterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 m. a posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent posterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 n. a posterior binding plate unit affixable to said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit via through holes located at the respective end portions of said posterior binding plate unit; 
 o. said posterior binding plate unit having a notch cut into a mid-portion thereof; 
 p. said notch having a radius of curvature equivalent to a radius of curvature of a rear portion of a heel section of a skiboot; 
 q. two vertically inclined slots being cut into said posterior binding plate unit; 
 r. an upper segment of said mid-portion of said posterior binding plate unit being biased forwardly at angle relative to a lie of a horizontally inclined long axis of said posterior binding plate unit and between said two vertically inclined slots; 
 s. a pair of equivalent posterior binding plate internally threaded nut means for affixing said posterior plate binding unit to said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against said rear portion of said heel section of said skiboot; 
 t. an anterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent anterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 u. an anterior binding plate unit affixable to said anterior binding threaded square u-bolt via through holes located at the respective end portions of said anterior binding plate unit, and; 
 v. a pair of equivalent anterior binding plate internally threaded wing nut means for affixing said anterior binding plate unit to said anterior binding threaded u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against a toe section of said skiboot. 
 
   
   
     2. A springloaded snowblade unit with complimentary binding complexes, comprising:
 a. a snowblade component with an elongated body portion thereof and with front and rear end portions of said snowblade component being curved upwardly; 
 b. an elongated skiboot support plate component affixed to a topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component with a clearance therebetween; 
 c. equivalent spring components affixed to said topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component and a bottomside of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 d. said spring components being located each equidistant from a posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component and an anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 e. two equivalent extreme posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 f. two posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and anterior to said position of said two extreme posterior end through holes; 
 g. two extreme anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 h. two anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and posterior to said position of said two extreme anterior end through holes; 
 i. a pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 j. a pair of equivalent posterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme posterior end through holes or said posterior end through holes to each of said posterior binding clip components via posterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 k. a pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 a pair of equivalent anterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme anterior end through holes or said anterior end through holes to each of said anterior clip components via anterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 m. a posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent posterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 n. a posterior binding plate unit affixable to said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit via through holes located at the respective end portions of said posterior binding plate unit; 
 o. said posterior binding plate unit having a notch cut into a mid-portion thereof; 
 p. said notch having a radius of curvature equivalent to a radius of curvature of a rear portion of a heel section of a skiboot; 
 q. two vertically inclined slots being cut into said posterior binding plate unit; 
 r. an upper segment of said mid-portion of said posterior binding plate unit being biased forwardly at angle relative to a lie of a horizontally inclined long axis of said posterior binding plate unit and between said two vertically inclined slots; 
 s. a pair of equivalent posterior binding plate internally threaded nut means for affixing said posterior plate binding unit to said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against said rear portion of said heel section of said skiboot; 
 t. an anterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent anterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 u. an anterior binding plate unit affixable to said anterior binding threaded square u-bolt via through holes located at the respective end portions of said anterior binding plate unit; 
 v. a pair of equivalent anterior binding plate internally threaded wing nut means for affixing said anterior binding plate unit to said anterior binding threaded u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against a toe section of said skiboot; 
 w. a wing through hole in a wing portion of each member of said pair of equivalent anterior binding plate wing internally threaded nut means, and; 
 x. a safety clip lock member means insertable through each of said wing through holes to prevent passive rotation of either of said each member of said pair of equivalent anterior binding plate internally threaded wing nut means. 
 
   
   
     3. A springloaded snowblade unit with complimentary binding complexes, comprising:
 a. a snowblade component with an elongated body portion thereof and with front and rear end portions of said snowblade component being curved upwardly; 
 b. an elongated skiboot support plate component affixed to a topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component with a clearance therebetween; 
 c. equivalent spring components affixed to said topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component and a bottomside of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 d. said spring components being located each equidistant from a posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component and an anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 e. two equivalent extreme posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 f. two posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and anterior to said position of said two extreme posterior end through holes; 
 g. two extreme anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 h. two anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and posterior to said position of said two extreme anterior end through holes; 
 i. a pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 j. a pair of equivalent posterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme posterior end through holes or said posterior end through holes to each of said posterior binding clip components via posterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 k. a pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 l. a pair of equivalent anterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme anterior end through holes or said anterior end through holes to each of said anterior clip components via anterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 m. a posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit with inwardly bent leg portions thereof amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent posterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 n. a posterior binding plate unit affixable to said inwardly bent leg portions of said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit via through holes located at the respective end portions of said posterior binding plate unit; 
 o. said posterior binding plate unit having a notch cut into a mid-portion thereof; 
 p. said notch having a radius of curvature equivalent to a radius of curvature of a rear portion of a heel section of a skiboot; 
 q. two vertically inclined slots being cut into said posterior binding plate unit; 
 r. an upper segment of said mid-portion of said posterior binding plate unit being biased forwardly at angle relative to a lie of a horizontally inclined long axis of said posterior binding plate unit and between said two vertically inclined slots; 
 s. a pair of equivalent posterior binding plate internally threaded nut means for affixing said posterior plate binding unit to said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against said rear portion of said heel section of said skiboot; 
 t. an anterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit with inwardly bent leg portions thereof amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent anterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 u. an anterior binding plate unit affixable to said inwardly bent leg portions of said anterior binding threaded square u-bolt via through holes located at the respective end portions of said anterior binding plate unit, and; 
 v. a pair of equivalent anterior binding plate internally threaded wing nut means for affixing said anterior binding plate unit to said anterior binding threaded u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against a toe section of said skiboot. 
 
   
   
     4. A springloaded snowblade unit with complimentary binding complexes, comprising:
 a. a snowblade component with an elongated body portion thereof and with front and rear end portions of said snowblade component being curved upwardly; 
 b. an elongated skiboot support plate component affixed to a topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component with a clearance therebetween; 
 c. equivalent spring components affixed to said topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component and a bottomside of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 d. said spring components being located each equidistant from a posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component and an anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 e. two equivalent extreme posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 f. two posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and anterior to said position of said two extreme posterior end through holes; 
 g. two extreme anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 h. two anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and posterior to said position of said two extreme anterior end through holes; 
 i. a pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 j. a pair of equivalent posterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme posterior end through holes or said posterior end through holes to each of said posterior binding clip components via posterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 k. a pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 l. a pair of equivalent anterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme anterior end through holes or said anterior end through holes to each of said anterior clip components via anterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 m. a posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit with inwardly bent leg portions thereof amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent posterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 n. a posterior binding plate unit affixable to said inwardly bent leg portions of said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit via through holes located at the respective end portions of said posterior binding plate unit; 
 o. said posterior binding plate unit having a notch cut into a mid-portion thereof; 
 p. said notch having a radius of curvature equivalent to a radius of curvature of a rear portion of a heel section of a skiboot; 
 q. two vertically inclined slots being cut into said posterior binding plate unit; 
 r. an upper segment of said mid-portion of said posterior binding plate unit being biased forwardly at angle relative to a lie of a horizontally inclined long axis of said posterior binding plate unit and between said two vertically inclined slots; 
 s. a pair of equivalent posterior binding plate internally threaded nut means for affixing said posterior plate binding unit to said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against said rear portion of said heel section of said skiboot; 
 t. an anterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit with inwardly bent leg portions thereof amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent anterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 u. an anterior binding plate unit affixable to said inwardly bent leg portions of said anterior binding threaded square u-bolt via through holes located at the respective end portions of said anterior binding plate unit; 
 v. a pair of equivalent anterior binding plate internally threaded wing nut means for affixing said anterior binding plate unit to said anterior binding threaded u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against a toe section of said skiboot; 
 w. a wing through hole in a wing portion of each member of said pair of equivalent anterior binding plate wing internally threaded nut means, and; 
 x. a safety clip lock member means insertable through each of said wing through holes to prevent passive rotation of either of said each member of said pair of equivalent anterior binding plate internally threaded wing nut means. 
 
   
   
     5. A springloaded snowblade unit with complimentary binding complexes, comprising:
 a. a snowblade component with an elongated body portion thereof and with front and rear end portions of said snowblade component being curved upwardly; 
 b. an elongated skiboot support plate component affixed to a topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component with a clearance therebetween; 
 c. equivalent spring components affixed to said topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component and a bottomside of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 d. said spring components being located each equidistant from a posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component and an anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 e. two equivalent extreme posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 f. two posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and anterior to said position of said two extreme posterior end through holes; 
 g. two extreme anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 h. two anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and posterior to said position of said two extreme anterior end through holes; 
 i. a pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 j. a pair of equivalent posterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme posterior end through holes or said posterior end through holes to each of said posterior binding clip components via posterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 k. a pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 l. a pair of equivalent anterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme anterior end through holes or said anterior end through holes to each of said anterior clip components via anterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 m. a posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit with outwardly bent leg portions thereof amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent posterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 n. a posterior binding plate unit affixable to said outwardly bent leg portions of said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit via through holes located at the respective end portions of said posterior binding plate unit; 
 o. said posterior binding plate unit having a notch cut into a mid-portion thereof; 
 p. said notch having a radius of curvature equivalent to a radius of curvature of a rear portion of a heel section of a skiboot; 
 q. two vertically inclined slots being cut into said posterior binding plate unit; 
 r. an upper segment of said mid-portion of said posterior binding plate unit being biased forwardly at angle relative to a lie of a horizontally inclined long axis of said posterior binding plate unit and between said two vertically inclined slots; 
 s. a pair of equivalent posterior binding plate internally threaded nut means for affixing said posterior plate binding unit to said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against said rear portion of said heel section of said skiboot; 
 t. an anterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit with outwardly bent leg portions thereof amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent anterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 u. an anterior binding plate unit affixable to said outwardly bent leg portions of said anterior binding threaded square u-bolt via through holes located at the respective end portions of said anterior binding plate unit, and; 
 v. a pair of equivalent anterior binding plate internally threaded wing nut means for affixing said anterior binding plate unit to said anterior binding threaded u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against a toe section of said skiboot. 
 
   
   
     6. A springloaded snowblade unit with complimentary binding complexes, comprising:
 a. a snowblade component with an elongated body portion thereof and with front and rear end portions of said snowblade component being curved upwardly; 
 b. an elongated skiboot support plate component affixed to a topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component with a clearance therebetween; 
 c. equivalent spring components affixed to said topside of said elongated body portion of said snowblade component and a bottomside of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 d. said spring components being located each equidistant from a posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component and an anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 e. two equivalent extreme posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said posterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 f. two posterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and anterior to said position of said two extreme posterior end through holes; 
 g. two extreme anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from said anterior end of said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 h. two anterior end through holes located within said elongated skiboot support plate component and each being positioned equidistant from and posterior to said position of said two extreme anterior end through holes; 
 i. a pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 j. a pair of equivalent posterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme posterior end through holes or said posterior end through holes to each of said posterior binding clip components via posterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components; 
 k. a pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 l. a pair of equivalent anterior binding screws affixed through either said two extreme anterior end through holes or said anterior end through holes to each of said anterior clip components via anterior binding clip through holes found, one each in a topside of each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components; 
 m. a posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit with outwardly bent leg portions thereof amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped posterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent posterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 n. a posterior binding plate unit affixable to said outwardly bent leg portions of said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit via through holes located at the respective end portions of said posterior binding plate unit; 
 o. said posterior binding plate unit having a notch cut into a mid-portion thereof; 
 p. said notch having a radius of curvature equivalent to a radius of curvature of a rear portion of a heel section of a skiboot; 
 q. two vertically inclined slots being cut into said posterior binding plate unit; 
 r. an upper segment of said mid-portion of said posterior binding plate unit being biased forwardly at angle relative to a lie of a horizontally inclined long axis of said posterior binding plate unit and between said two vertically inclined slots; 
 s. a pair of equivalent posterior binding plate internally threaded nut means for affixing said posterior plate binding unit to said posterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against said rear portion of said heel section of said skiboot; 
 t. an anterior binding threaded square u-bolt unit with outwardly bent leg portions thereof amenable to and being pivotably held by said each of said pair of equivalently shaped anterior binding clip components then being held by said pair of equivalent anterior binding screws to said elongated skiboot support plate component; 
 u. an anterior binding plate unit affixable to said outwardly bent leg portions of said anterior binding threaded square u-bolt via through holes located at the respective end portions of said anterior binding plate unit; 
 v. a pair of equivalent anterior binding plate internally threaded wing nut means for affixing said anterior binding plate unit to said anterior binding threaded u-bolt unit and correlatively fast against a toe section of said skiboot; 
 w. a wing through hole in a wing portion of each member of said pair of equivalent anterior binding plate wing internally threaded nut means, and; 
 x. a safety clip lock member means insertable through each of said wing through holes to prevent passive rotation of either of said each member of said pair of equivalent anterior binding plate internally threaded wing nut means.

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